Essie Academy
PO Box 400, East Spencer, NC 28039Open, per Google (checked Sep 20, 2026)
Key facts
- Tuition
- Not published
- Grades
- K-8
- Students (K-12)
- 50
- Students per teacher
- 16.7
- Affiliation
- Nonsectarian
- From Salisbury center
- 1.1 miles
Can you use Opportunity Scholarship here?
✓ On the official North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship list
- State list
- Includes this school
- Applying
- The 2026-27 priority window ran February 2 to March 2, 2026. Expect early February again.
Source: the official list, read October 26, 2026.
What you would pay here
- Net cost
- Not worked out: no verified 2026-27 tuition yet
School facts
- Teachers
- 3
- Student body
- Coeducational
- Boys and girls
- 50% boys, 50% girls
- Setting
- Suburb
- School facts, kindergarten to grade 12: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
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Students and school year
Students by grade, 2023-24
- Largest grade
- Grade 2 (9)
- Smallest grade
- Grade 8 (1)
- Across the grades
- Classes thin out toward the upper grades
The school year
- Days in the school year
- 180
- Length of the school day
- 6 hours 30 minutes
- Hours of school a year
- about 1,170
- Kindergarten
- Full day, 5 days a week
- Classes, 2023-24
- In person and virtual
- Library or media center
- Yes
- Year, against North Carolina
- Same as the median of the 555 private schools we list
- School day, against North Carolina
- 30 minutes shorter than the median of 7 hours (564 schools we list)
How it compares
- Students per teacher
- 16.7 here; median 8.8 at 175 NC elementary schools
- Size in Rowan County
- Larger than 5 of 9 other schools we list
Student body, 2023-24
Shares of K-12 students by race and ethnicity, as NCES reports them.
- Grades, school year and student body: U.S. Department of Education, NCES Private School Survey 2023-24, read September 20, 2026.
- Comparisons: the private schools ChoiceFunded lists, as of this page’s last update.
Essie Academy tuition, and what Opportunity Scholarship pays
- Published tuition
- No verified figure yet
North Carolina Opportunity Scholarship Scholarship
- Award
- $3,574 to $7,942 per student, by household income
- How it varies
- Four income tiers. A family of four earning up to $61,050 gets the top amount. Students with disabilities can also use ESA+.
Figures read from each program’s official pages, October 2, 2026. Sources and how to apply
What would you pay at Essie Academy?
Use $0 or more.
Tuition and fees Opportunity Scholarship pays You pay per year Spread over 10 months
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- Its full-year tuition and required fees; whether it still takes Opportunity Scholarship for 2026-27; its application deadline. More questions to ask
Other private schools nearby
| School | Grades | Students | Miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Johns Kindergarten | PreK-K | 12 | <1 |
| Yadkin Path Montessori ✓ | K-6 | 16 | 2 |
| North Hills Christian School ✓ | PreK-12 | 485 | 2 |
| Salisbury Academy ✓ | PreK-11 | 197 | 3 |
| Salisbury Adventist School ✓ | K-8 | 19 | 3 |
| Sacred Heart Catholic School ✓ | PreK-8 | 182 | 3 |
| Nehemiah Enrichment Academy ✓ | 2-10 | 9 | 5 |
| The Legacy School ✓ | On the state list; not in the federal survey | 6 | |
On the program’s official list Other private schools
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